{"product_id":"antique-painting-orpheus-enchants-the-animals-oil-on-board-700","title":"Antique Painting Orpheus Enchants the Animals Oil on Board '700","description":"Oil on panel. 18th-century Northern European School. The horizontally arranged scene depicts the myth of Orpheus, son of Apollo, who received a lyre from his father with which he tamed wild animals, moved rocks, and bent trees. The tale is known from Virgil's Georgics and Ovid's Metamorphoses: a symbol of the civilizing power of art, it is a popular subject in European art. Orpheus is depicted in the center, sitting on a rock among trees, playing the lyre. On the sides are numerous animals of various breeds coming toward him, from natural environments near and far, including exotic animals (an elf, lions, a llama, etc.), and, on the right edge, a fantastical beast, the unicorn. In the background is a stream with a city on the shore; on the left, on the hill, a small temple, probably dedicated to the god Apollo. The painting has been restored in the past. It is presented in a period gilded frame.","brand":"Di Mano in Mano Co Uk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56261985960315,"sku":"ARARPI0314382","price":2340.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/3880\/2555\/files\/ARARPI0314382_1.jpg?v=1779318475","url":"https:\/\/www.dimanoinmano.co.uk\/products\/antique-painting-orpheus-enchants-the-animals-oil-on-board-700","provider":"Di Mano in Mano Co Uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}